To confirm the minutes of the meeting of Licensing Applications Sub-Committee 2 held on 25 November 2021 as a correct record.

The Minutes of the meetings of Licensing Applications Sub-Committee 2 held on 25 November 2021 were confirmed as a correct record.

To consider an application for the grant of a Premises Licence – The Hut Central Kebabs, 39 St Mary’s Butts, Reading, RG1 2LG.

The Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services submitted a report on an application for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of The Hut Central Kebabs, 39 St Mary’s Butts Reading, RG4 2LG.

The report stated that the application was for the grant of a premises licence to permit the following licensable activities:

Provision of Late Night Refreshment

Sunday to Thursday from 2300hrs until 0100hrs

Friday to Saturday from 2300hrs until 0200hrs

Opening Hours

Sunday to Thursday from 0900hrs until 0100hrs

Friday to Saturday from 0900hrs until 0200hrs

The report explained that there was there was currently a dormant premises licence (licence no. LP9000107) at this address held by Mr Murat Emekdar, which was attached at Appendix RS-1.  This licence authorised the provision of late-night refreshment from 2300hrs up until between 0200hrs and 0330hrs depending on the day of the week.  Mr Emekdar no longer had permission from St Mary’s Church (the land operator) to trade from this unit and did not wish to give his consent to transfer the licence to another operator, although he continued to pay the annual premises licence fee for LP9000107.

A copy of the application form and proposed conditions were attached to the report at Appendix RS2.

During the 28-day consultation period for the application, representations had been received from Thames Valley Police and Reading Borough Council Licensing Team, which were attached to the report at Appendices RS3 to RS4.

The report stated that in determining the review application the Licensing Authority had a duty to carry out its functions with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives, as follows:

• The prevention of crime and disorder;
• Public safety;
• The prevention of public nuisance;
• The protection of children from harm.

The report further stated that in determining the application the Licensing Authority must also have regard to the representations received, the Licensing Authority’s statement of licensing policy and any relevant section of the statutory guidance to licensing authorities.  Furthermore, in determining the application, the Licensing Authority could take such of the following steps as it considered appropriate and proportionate for the promotion of the licensing objectives:

·         Grant the application as applied for;

• Grant the application with modifications;
• Refuse the application.

The report set out paragraphs 8.41-8.42, 8.44-8.49, 9.12, 9.39-9.40, 9.42 and 9.43 from the Secretary of State’s Guidance to the Licensing Act 2003 issued in April 2018.  The report also set out paragraphs 1.6, 3.1, 3.2, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.19-6.23, 7.1-7.4, 7.16, 7.17, 7.11, 10.1 and 10.3 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.

Kamal Saleem, the applicant and his representative Bill Donne, Silver Fox Consultants, attended the meeting, addressed the Sub-Committee on the application and responded to questions.  Declan Smyth, Thames Valley Police and Peter Narancic, Reading Borough Council Licensing attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee on the application as responsible authorities.

Robert Smalley, Licensing Enforcement Officer, presented the report at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee noted that the application could only be considered in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.